1946–47 New York Knicks season

1946–47 New York Knicks season
Head coach Neil Cohalan
Owner(s) Ned Irish
Arena Madison Square Garden
Results
Record 33–27 (.550)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish BAA Semifinals
(eliminated 0–2)
Radio WCBS
New York Knicks seasons
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The 1946–47 New York Knicks season was the first season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks, the shortened form of Knickerbockers, named for Father Knickerbocker (a popular symbol of New York), are one of only two teams of the original National Basketball Association still located in its original city (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Knickerbockers first head coach was Neil Cohalan.

Contents:

Draft picks

Regular season

The Knicks' (and the BAA's) first game was played on November 1, 1946 against the Toronto Huskies as the New York Knickerbockers at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, where the Knickerbockers won 68-66.[1]

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
Team W L PCT. GB
Washington Capitols 49 11 .817 -
Philadelphia Warriors C 35 25 .583 14
New York Knicks 33 27 .550 16
Providence Steamrollers 28 32 .467 21
Boston Celtics 22 38 .367 27
Toronto Huskies 22 38 .367 27

C - BAA Champions[2]

Game log

THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE LIST

1946-47 Game Log
November
December
January
February
March
April
1946-47 Schedule

Playoffs

Player statistics

Legend

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

References

  1. ^ Goldaper, Sam. The First Game, National Basketball Association. Accessed 2008-03-25.
  2. ^ http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1947.html
  3. ^ 1946-47 New York Knickerbockers Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com

See also

Boston • New York • Philadelphia • Providence • Toronto • Washington
Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
Founded in 1946 • Based in New York City, New York
The Franchise
Arenas
Head Coaches
Cohalan • Lapchick • Boryla • Levane • Braun • Donovan • Gallatin • McGuire • Holzman • Reed • Holzman • H. Brown • Hill • Pitino • Jackson • MacLeod • Riley • Nelson • Van Gundy • Chaney • Williams • Wilkens • Williams • L. Brown • Thomas • D'Antoni
General Managers
Podesta • Boryla • Donovan • Holzman • Donovan • DeBusschere • Stirling • Bianchi • Checketts • Grunfeld • Layden • Thomas • Walsh  • Grunwald
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Madison Square Garden, Inc. (Owner) • James Dolan (Chairman & CEO) • Donnie Walsh (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Mike D'Antoni (Head Coach)
Retired Numbers
10 • 12 • 15 (McGuire) • 15 (Monroe) • 19 • 22 • 24 • 33 • 613
NBA Championships (2)
1970 • 1973
Eastern Conference
Championships
1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1972 • 1994 • 1999
Rivals
Culture and Lore
Media
TV: MSG Network  • Radio: WEPN-AM • Announcers: Mike Breen • Walt Frazier • Kenny Albert • Mike Crispino • John Andariese • Kelly Tripucka
Franchise • History • Seasons
1940s 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49
1950s 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954-55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
1960s 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69
1970s 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79
1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89
1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99
2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
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